We are happy that you found us and hope that we can be of some service to you and your loved ones.

We are a non-profit charity dedicated to all areas dealing with Bone Marrow Transplant. We feel it is vital that anyone who finds them selves in this or a similar situation should try and seek as much information as possible. It is important to be informed, with both medical and general information. You will have to make many decisions that are difficult, family involved, scary and far reaching. We believe discussing this with people who have gone through similar situations can be a great help and a source of comfort. Just knowing you are not alone is comforting.

• Our foundation does not deal with a particular disease or condition but rather with general information concerning bone marrow transplants.
• Our information is not medical in nature. We do not pretend to have all the answers, or that we are in any fashion professionally educated in this field, but rather, we are a family who have traveled a similar road that you are about to embark on.
• We do have links to sites that are written by the medical profession and it is recommended that you view these. This web site deals with the experience that one family encountered. We have had numerous discussions with doctors, nurses, social workers, psychologists, and other parents and feel that this general guideline and self help advice is a good stating point.

Always seek professional medical help prior to making a potentially life rendering decision. In today's world changes happen very quickly.

The sole reason that this foundation exists is because a whole lot of people cared and gave strength to a family in need, because a town and its surrounding community backed it spiritually, financially, socially, and morally.

This foundation was named after Deidre Scholtz and all Friends (known & unknown) who helped Deidre and her family during their crisis. Deidre's phenomenal story inspired her parents to create this special foundation.

The founders thought that the best way to achieve their goals was to create a foundation that actually does not relate to a specific disease but rather on the method of treatment called bone marrow transplant. This method of treatment is usually the last hope of recovery.

About the Site

Within this site you will learn about our experience and the journey you are about to embark on, obtain general information concerning bone marrow transplant, how it may affect your family lives, information concerning donors, survival tips, cooking hints, sponsorships, volunteers, events and countless other helpful links that will help guide you to a better understanding of your new world. Adaptability and a sense of humor are the most important things you can have in your life, now you will put them to good use.

We hope that parents and patients will join us in improving and adding valued details to this site.

Send us stories of how you were touched by someone who had a bone marrow transplant, whether that person is family, friend, stranger, or you. We relish all information and will keep updating our site and hopefully we will be able to become a force that will lighten the concerns of fellow bone marrow recipients and make everyone's journey easier, give you a place to write to for information, share your burden with others and read true life stories of unsung heroes.

The most difficult part is to share stories but it is what keeps us sane, informed, and feeling good.

To read about our unsung hero just click Deidre's Story.